Risk stratification with pre-hospital discharge exercise technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial tomography in men after acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-93

  Stratmann, H G ^a   Mark, A L ^a   Amato, M ^a   Wittry, M D ^a   Younis, L T ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031847239     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70186-3     Document Type: Article

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